title: Poor outcome of comprehensive therapy in a case of laryngeal synovial sarcoma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Synovial sarcoma is common in the extremities. Our search revealed only 17 cases of synovial sarcoma of the larynx in the English-language literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report an additional case of a 37-year-old man with primary laryngeal synovial sarcoma who underwent positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) following the treatment. Although the patient received comprehensive therapy including surgery, radiotherapy, repeated chemotherapies, and targeted therapies, he had an unfavourable outcome and died of distant metastases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In synovial sarcoma of the larynx, PET/CT can detect recurrence and metastasis. PET/CT can also predict the treatment effect in patients with synovial sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Zejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Yang-Yang
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Quin-Ying
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shui-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Kui
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ling-Xiang
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Hong-Tian
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Yao
keywords: PET/CT; follow up; larynx; synovial sarcoma